Zenit expect ‘to win easily’ against Celtic

Celtic were last night warned they face an intimidating atmosphere in Russia for the second leg of their Europa League tie against Zenit St Petersburg tomorrow, with defender Emanuel Mammana claiming the hosts “will win without any issues”.

The Argentinian admitted he and his team-mates were affected by the Parkhead atmosphere as they lost the first leg 1-0 thanks to Callum McGregor’s second-half goal, but the former Lyon and River Plate player added: “We made a lot of mistakes, we have carefully analysed what went wrong.

“There were a number of reasons. We will correct our mistakes and then, in St Petersburg, I think we will win without any issues. I’m sure Celtic will feel the atmosphere in our stadium is comparable to theirs.”

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